Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$64.6M
-32.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
44K
$1,466.07 per claim
Patients
6,273
5,169 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $64.6M for Vimpat in 2024, for 44,033 prescriptions and refills to 6,273 patients (down 32.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,466.07.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Vimpat in 2024: $5.7M for 4,359 claims, followed by California ($5.7M).
Jessica Bishop, physician assistant in Boise, ID, had the highest Medicare cost for Vimpat in 2024: 270 claims costing $424K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Bishop Boise, ID | Physician Assistant | 270 | 27 | $424K |
| Ignacio L Pita Garcia Guaynabo, PR | Neurology | 281 | 38 | $391K |
| Toufic A Fakhoury |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38,324 | 379,058 | 73,144 | $409.8M |
| 2023 | 8,010 | 66,536 | 10,820 | $95.1M |
| 2024 | 5,169 | 44,033 | 6,273 | $64.6M |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
More drugs: top Medicare drugs by cost and the Prescriptions tab.
Official US government data on Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medicaid drug use. Cost and spending are before the rebates drug makers pay. Prescribers with fewer than 11 claims of the drug are not published.
| Neurology |
| 206 |
| 14 |
| $299K |
| Deborah S Zielinski Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 159 | 25 | $274K |
| Jason R Bisping Columbus, OH | Neurology | 91 | 11 | $213K |
| Daniel J Luciano New York, NY | Neurology | 177 | 18 | $195K |
| George L Morris III Milwaukee, WI | Epileptologists | 98 | Under 11 | $192K |
| David E Friedman Mineola, NY | Neurology | 137 | 11 | $175K |
| Kevin D Graber Stanford, CA | Neurology | 104 | 11 | $164K |
| Sreekanth Koneru San Antonio, TX | Neurology | 87 | 13 | $153K |
| Selim R Benbadis Tampa, FL | Neurology | 111 | 11 | $149K |
| William Boles Wilmington, NC | Neurology | 63 | Under 11 | $143K |
| Janet E Greenwood Los Angeles, CA | Physician Assistant | 77 | 16 | $140K |
| Christianne N Heck Los Angeles, CA | Neurology | 44 | Under 11 | $132K |
| Yeeck Sim Tucson, AZ | Neurology | 62 | Under 11 | $131K |
| Firas Bannout Loma Linda, CA | Neurology | 89 | Under 11 | $127K |
| Kelly Langenbeck Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 69 | 14 | $125K |
| Thomas Wychowski Rochester, NY | Neurology | 107 | Under 11 | $123K |
| Olgica Laban Grant White Plains, NY | Neurology | 113 | Under 11 | $121K |
| Paul B Atkinson Roseville, MN | Neurology | 104 | Under 11 | $120K |
| Camilo I Garcia Gracia Aventura, FL | Neurology | 57 | 12 | $116K |
| Bethany J Thomas Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | 13 | $115K |
| Jessica Walter Stanford, CA | Neurology | 60 | Under 11 | $114K |
| Chae D Miller-Westfield Hackensack, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 102 | 23 | $111K |
| Meng Lan Cheung Gan Portland, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 66 | 11 | $111K |